tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88483236775145245702012-01-27T07:52:52.034-08:00Power of JOY! Power of CHOICE! Power of LIFE!Glenna Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01930013469483184364noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848323677514524570.post-60929072033752396482009-06-18T14:16:00.000-07:002009-06-18T11:16:59.859-07:00

I find it hard to believe that it has been almost 2 full months since my last blog!! So much for my promise to myself to blog every other day! Somehow life simply gets in the way!!!!!Recently after a particularly difficult time I found myself doubting my ability to find the good in the situation.....I'm usually pretty good at 'bouncing back'...yet this time was particularly hard.....I found that

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Today I spent the day surrounded by individuals from all around the world...what a fabulous sense of collaboration and diversity!! We are speaking at the 2009 Global Speakers Summit in Cape Town, South Africa. The other conference attendees are from places around the globe! We have enjoyed stories, learning opportunities, networking, and new friendships!This photo is after we finished setting up

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How is it our minds can believe so strongly in what we cannot see? How does one’s heart trust what we cannot touch? How does one’s soul accept feelings over which we have no control? How do we go through our lives believing in the future for which we have no guarantees?I believe it is the gift of faith. Faith in a power bigger than we can ever hope to be. Faith in the greater good of our

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Tonight I am feeling 'gratitude' and realizing that we often get so busy with our lives we forget the things for which we should be grateful!A call from a friend, a note in the mail, an email from someone we knew years ago, a child who holds our hand, a teenager who gives us a hug (in public!).......gratitude.......It is so easy to get caught up in our routines and activities......juggling too

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Have you ever had the experience of laughing so hard your sides hurt? Have you laughed so hard you couldn't catch your breath?Today I had that experience. Today I had the experience of 'gut-busting' laughter! It was wonderful! In themiddle of a hectic and busy day a friend started down the path of cracking one joke after another......before we knew it we were both overwhelmed with 'gut-busting'

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What is it that PREVENTS us from feeling worthy of the feelings of happiness, gratitude, and joy? I'm not sure....I simply know that so many of us work so hard for the feelings of happiness, gratitude, and joy yet never feel like we attain them.....however they are in front of us every day!Recently a friend and I spoke on the phone while I was simultaneously watching my 9 year old and her friends

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Today I had the experience of watching a little girl try on red ruby slippers in the middle of a shoe department. I sat and watched and smiled as the 'Power of the Red Shoe' was as exciting for the 9 year old as it is for adult women!! There is something exilerating about looking at your feet and seeing red shiny shoes!It's hard to explain, however I believe it comes back to the sense of personal

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Where does the time go? Somehow I just realized that it has been ten months since I last posted anything on this blog? Have I been on vacation? No...... Have I been blogging on another site? No..... Have I been simply bogged down with "life"? YES! Sometimes "life" just needs to be lived and we get so busy doing just that! It always amazes me however to realize how quickly the days and months can

Glenna Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01930013469483184364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848323677514524570.post-89989778343146415692007-11-25T04:45:00.000-08:002007-11-25T05:28:30.975-08:00

Like millions of people on Friday, I too braved the stores for "Black Friday"......yet instead of discovering the perfect gift for a loved one, I discovered something about myself!!While visiting with relatives for Thanksgiving, my sister and I decided to see what we could find in the stores on Friday. As neither of us had our "lists" or any real desire for particular items, it was more of an

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I had to chuckle as I was looking through this morning's paper's sales flyers......either it's the time of year or the stores are catching on......RED SHOES are everywhere!! Trying to take a "scientific" approach, I placed every flyer in the Sunday paper around me on the table to see how many stores had red shoes or boots in their advertisements and how many did not. It was amazing....every

Glenna Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01930013469483184364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848323677514524570.post-21997995107914978402007-11-04T03:51:00.000-08:002007-11-04T03:54:57.252-08:00

An interesting conversation I had on the plane……It was an early flight….even too early for ME who is a definite "morning" person. I typically rise each day by 5AM. Today however, I needed to catch a flight that left the ground at 5:15AM….hmmmm…..what to do? The only solution possible was to set the alarm clock for an unheard of hour of 3AM. I actually worried the clock wouldn’t work to go off at

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Why do we hold on for so long? Why do we have a fear of letting go? Why don't we give ourselves permission to let go and realize that we may just land in a better place?I believe we become comfortable in routine. We become comfortable in knowing what to expect......even if it's not great. We become comfortable in our own discomfort. I believe we are capable of so much more if we give ourselves

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Have you ever had one of those moments where you think you have something to share with someone, but then you actually receive more than you give?Recently I had the opportunity to be a guest speaker for Bach Pharma in Andover, MA, at their Board of Director's meeting dinner event. I was asked to speak to share my experience with breast cancer and my belief that our lives are filled with true joy

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You know how we all receive those chain email notes all the time……the ones that get forwarded to us and if we don’t pass them along we’ll have a gazillion years bad luck? Usually I delete them immediately…..however one I received the other day caught my attention. It was about a man was sleeping one night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light. A voice told him to go outside

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It never ceases to amaze me how many people spend so much of their time complaining about what life has handed them.....about what they "got" or "didn't get". As far as I'm concerned, you get what you get.....from there you have a choice......to complain about it, to whine about it, or to get over it and make the most of it!I recently spoke with someone who was complaining about everyone else

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Recently I attended a conference where we listened to numerous speakers on various topics....all good, yet somewhat overwhelming at times. So many wonderful ideas! So many thoughts to follow up on.....so many people doing fantastic things!One speaker however said a simple sentence that truly hit home for me.....he said, "A turtle doesn't get anywhere without sticking it's neck out." Bam! Wow! Hit

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Every day. EVERY day. Do you find JOY somewhere in your life every day?I can recall days....weeks.....months.....where it seems like the "unfair" or "unkind" elements of life just keep washing over us like the never ending waves of the powerful ocean......and we need to take care not to get caught in the undertow of the waves.....in the negative forces pulling us down. Why is it we can so easily

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Ever have one of those weeks when everything seems upside down and difficult to manage? That was this past week......it was one thing after another! A difficult week to find "joy" in my world. The weekend arrived and on the schedule was an event that we had been looking forward to for some time, yet now with the hectic week behind me I was struggling to get "in the groove" for the party......

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Five years ago, the day before my 33rd birthday, I received the diagnosis of stage 3, infiltrating ductile carcinoma.....a long, fancy, scientific description for "cancer". How could I have breast cancer? I was sure it must be some mistake.........I was healthy! I exercised every day! I ate the right foods! I nursed my children! I did monthly breast exams! How could this be?It was true however

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Where is your joy? What do you find joyful? Is your life filled with joy?These are not trick questions. These are questions we all should be able to answer quickly and with confidence!! We all become so busy and frenetic in our lives that often we forget to recognize what makes us smile, what makes our hearts full, what makes us truly joyful!When is the last time you noticed the sun shining

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Why is it that we prolong our true enjoyment of life until we "get the house, job, car, lifestyle" we think we want and deserve? Why is it we do not enjoy right here and now.....our every day lives....regardless of what we have or don't have around us?I have friends who are so sad with the state of their lives....they think they have either done the wrong things, are in the wrong jobs, live in

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